Fear the Worst, Linwood Barclay
Fear the Worst, Linwood Barclay
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Fear the Worst

Author: Linwood Barclay

Narrator: Buck Schirner

Unabridged: 12 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/11/2009

Synopsis

“An uncomfortably plausible tale . . . Barclay's pacing is impeccable. . . . A page-turner that keeps the reader guessing until the end.”—Denver PostTim Blake is an average guy. He sells cars. He has an ex-wife who’s moved in with another man. It’s not a life without hassles, but nothing will prepare him for when his daughter, Sydney, vanishes into thin air. At the hotel where she supposedly worked, no one has ever heard of her. Even her closest friends seem to be at a loss. As he retraces Sydney’s steps, Tim discovers that the suburban Connecticut town he always thought of as idyllic is anything but. What he doesn’t know is that his every move is being watched. There are others who want to find Sydney as much as Tim does. And the closer Tim comes to the truth, the closer he comes to every parent’s worst nightmare—and the kind of evil only a parent’s love has a chance in hell of stopping.

About Linwood Barclay

Linwood Barclay, a former columnist for the Toronto Star, is the internationally bestselling author of seven critically acclaimed novels, including Fear the Worst, Too Close to Home, and No Time for Goodbye, which has been optioned for film. He lives near Toronto with his wife and has two grown children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

3.5 stars Tim Blake, a divorced car salesman in Milford, Connecticut, has his 17-year-old daughter Sydney living with him for the summer. Sydney has a summer job at a cheap local motel called 'Just Inn Time.' One morning Sydney goes off to work and doesn't come home. When Tim goes to 'Just Inn Time'......more

Goodreads review by Arah-Lynda

Timothy Blake got up that morning and in due course proceeded to make scrambled eggs for his seventeen year old daughter Sydney, who was spending the summer with him.  Sydney was growing up fast and pushing hard for her independance.  Last year she was content with the part time job Tim had secured......more

Goodreads review by Sharon

Spending time with his seventeen year old daughter, Sydney over Summer was something Tim Blake always looked forward to. Sydney usually worked with Tim at the car dealership, but this Summer she got a job at the Just In Time Hotel. On the night Sydney disappears without a trace, Tim immediately head......more

Goodreads review by Paul

An enjoyable thriller based on human-trafficking! Someday a brilliant author will find a way to make civilian Joe Average’s ability to out-sleuth the professional sleuths, to out-investigate the police force, to evade the predations of armed and deadly criminals, to rescue a victim in the face of ove......more

Goodreads review by Michelle

Linwood Barclay never fails. Excellent book. Lots going on to keep you gripped. Thought Patty was an excellent character! Five stars.......more

Quotes

“Readers will find themselves desperate to finish just one more page before putting the book down . . . a page-turning thriller that’s intense, compelling, and for the most part, expertly paced.” – Kirkus “Barclay earns a solid A for his page-turning plot.“—Publishers Weekly“Gripping…Unfold[s] with mounting tension and suspense…believable and scary for being rooted in human-sized characters and laced with saving humor.” –Wall Street Journal

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